Cooking
To cook by dry heat, usually in an oven
Bake
to combine two or more ingredients until evenly distributed.
Mix
to thoroughly cover a food with a liquid or dry mixture.
Coat
To finely divide food in various sizes by rubbing it on a grater with sharp projections.
Grate
detailed instructions for preparing particular foods.
Recipe
to heat the oven to the correct temperature before adding the food.
Pre-heat
To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy.
Cream
To sprinkle or coat with a powdered substance, usually with crumbs or seasonings.
Flour
To remove or strip off the skin or rind of some fruits and vegetables.
all the food and drink a person regularly consumes.
Diet
To cook just below boiling point
Simmer
To put dry ingredients through a sieve or sifter to remove lumps.
Sift
To cook in the steam generated by boiling water
Steam
To cut into small pieces
Chop
chemical substances in food that help to maintain the body.
Nutrients
To cook in water or liquid in which bubbles rise continually and break on surface
Boil
To cook in a small amount of fat
Saute
the number of serving or portions that a recipe produces
Yield
To cut into very small cubes
Dice
a shortened form of a word
Abbreviation
To work dough with the "heel" of the hands, using a pressing motion, accompanied by folding and stretching until smooth and elastic.
Knead
To cut fat into flour with two knives, or a pastry blender, until it is distributed in small particles throughout the mixture.
Cut in
To mix ingredients by gently turning one part over another with a spatula
Fold in
To cut or chop food as finely as possible
Mince
the amount of food item customarily eaten at one time.
Portion size